Circle Iceland with The Inside Cabin - 24 days on the NIeuw Statendam

[The-Inside-Cabin]

Last nights MDR menu

Edited August 19, 2022 by The-Inside-Cabin

[The-Inside-Cabin]

A group of us did the Blend yesterday at 3PM

 

Takes about 90 minutes

 

$47 for one - (Plus 18%) I think it was $59 for a couple 

 

You get one bottle of wine - plus several glasses during the blending process.

 

Fun with a group

 

 

Pete with his special blend

 

Getting started

 

 

Here are 5 wines you can blend together

 

More details later on the blog

 

[The-Inside-Cabin]

Arrived Nanortalik, Greenland

 

8 AM to 4 PM

 

One of several icebergs in the harbor

 

Nanortalik as seen from the Crow's Nest

 

[roberts2005]

Be aware

 

suppose to be great northern lights the next few nights

[The-Inside-Cabin]

28 minutes ago, roberts2005 said:

Be aware

 

suppose to be great northern lights the next few nights

We were looking out our balcony last night - missed it - if skies clear we may have to go to the open decks and "chill" tonight

[CruiserBruce]

28 minutes ago, roberts2005 said:

Be aware

 

suppose to be great northern lights the next few nights

From a friend on the ship, they had great northern lights LAST night.

[The-Inside-Cabin]

2 minutes ago, CruiserBruce said:

From a friend on the ship, they had great northern lights LAST night.

@Btimmergot some nice shots on his live thread.    Hopefully the skies will be clear tonight.  We will bundle up!

[The-Inside-Cabin]

Tonight's menu - lots of good, fresh fish on this cruise.

 

[fsdj1097]

4 hours ago, The-Inside-Cabin said:

A group of us did the Blend yesterday at 3PM

 

Takes about 90 minutes

 

$47 for one - (Plus 18%) I think it was $59 for a couple 

 

You get one bottle of wine - plus several glasses during the blending process.

 

Fun with a group

 

 

Pete with his special blend

 

Getting started

 

 

Here are 5 wines you can blend together

 

More details later on the blog

 

I think Pete hosts all of the Mixology classes and events.  We saw him several time on Koningsdam during our Alaska cruise.  He served us at the Whiskey tasting at 'Notes'.  He's a really engaging guy!

 

[The-Inside-Cabin]

19 August 2022

Nanortalik, Greenland

Arrived around 8 AM

Beautiful Blue skies – nice icebergs lining our approach.

We stop and hover about ½  mile from tender landing – light winds – calm seas

• They announce open tendering at 9:30 am
• We head to deck A around 10:45 – massive lines – everyone must have waited till open tendering.   Despite long lines – only a 15 minute wait till we are on tender
• Short tender ride, we are near pier at 11:17 and wait 20 minutes for pier to clear.
• Huge line of people waiting to go back to ship – 400 feet

We head off toward Hotel and Bar – opened at noon.   $10 beer – no food

Hotel and Bar

Inside Bar 

 

Walk back to main part of town – go thru small convenience store

 

Check out Tourism center and gift shop

Not much selection of T shirts

There are 2 grocery stores in area – similar in offerings

Only restaurant Café 44 is closed.   Only food available is pre made sandwiches in grocery stores

 

Spend an hour touring outdoor museum

Exhibits in main building of outdoor museum

 

Old Man Rock in near outdoor museum

Judy with local artist selling earrings

 

Pete and Judy with with ship in background

 

Back to ship around 3 PM

SailAway at 4pm

Special Appetizers, but they go quickly – don’t be late

 

Entertainer - Paul Stepien – multi-instrumentalist from Poland

Paul Stepien

 

 

Run into 5 of 6 Step One dancers in Casino Bar – very friendly.

 

No aurora borealis tonight - all topside lights still on - made viewing difficult

 

Now in Fog at 1 AM

 

Todays Track

 

Edited August 20, 2022 by The-Inside-Cabin

[The-Inside-Cabin]

Tonight's "Dressy Night" Menu

[SJSULIBRARIAN]

How's the Tuxedo Junction going? Any new recruits?

[The-Inside-Cabin]

5 hours ago, SJSULIBRARIAN said:

How's the Tuxedo Junction going? Any new recruits?

No - just the few and mighty!

[Mary Ellen]

3 hours ago, The-Inside-Cabin said:

No - just the few and mighty!

This is our second attempt at Tuxedo Junction but we haven't found you. 

[The-Inside-Cabin]

Just now, Mary Ellen said:

This is our second attempt at Tuxedo Junction but we haven't found you. 

Success!    Great seeing you guys! 

[The-Inside-Cabin]

A few pics from last nights Junction:

 

@RuthC  @The-Inside-Cabin

 

@RuthC

@SharonN@Mary Ellen

 

Karl

 

Step One - Musicology

 

[Dunmore2]

Thanks for so generously sharing your holiday with us. We enjoy reading all your live posts. It always makes us feel that we’re on your cruise.

 

I enjoy seeing the menus, imagining what I would order. The last “Dressy” gala meal didn’t do it for me, I didn’t see a salmon offering. Will you ask a waiter if there’s an Indian menu? It’s been offered in the past, but I’ve not heard anything about it recently. Thank you.

[The-Inside-Cabin]

1 hour ago, Dunmore2 said:

Thanks for so generously sharing your holiday with us. We enjoy reading all your live posts. It always makes us feel that we’re on your cruise.

 

I enjoy seeing the menus, imagining what I would order. The last “Dressy” gala meal didn’t do it for me, I didn’t see a salmon offering. Will you ask a waiter if there’s an Indian menu? It’s been offered in the past, but I’ve not heard anything about it recently. Thank you.

Do you mean an Indian menu as a daily alternative or only on "dressy nights"

 

We were surprised to see "fish and chips" on the Dressy Night menu .....sigh

 

I did get one to sample - it was good - but still....

[Florida_gal_50]

1 hour ago, The-Inside-Cabin said:

Do you mean an Indian menu as a daily alternative or only on "dressy nights"

 

We were surprised to see "fish and chips" on the Dressy Night menu .....sigh

 

I did get one to sample - it was good - but still....

Nothing wrong with fish and chips on a regular menu.  I don’t think that’s great on dressy night given the price that was charged for this cruise.  I don’t find the menus to be that much different from the usual with a few better choices sprinkled in.  I see still no “free” lobster unless I missed it.  I’m enjoying your thread.

[The-Inside-Cabin]

9 minutes ago, Florida_gal_50 said:

Nothing wrong with fish and chips on a regular menu.  I don’t think that’s great on dressy night given the price that was charged for this cruise.  I don’t find the menus to be that much different from the usual with a few better choices sprinkled in.  I see still no “free” lobster unless I missed it.  I’m enjoying your thread.

We have one more "Dressy Night"  I expect to see lobster on that one......

[The-Inside-Cabin]

We arrived in St Anthony - no need to do another Arrive Can 

 

No need for another COVID test either....

 

 

Edited August 21, 2022 by The-Inside-Cabin

[The-Inside-Cabin]

tonight's menu

 

 

 

[The-Inside-Cabin]

Blog updated with Reykjavik and pinnacle gala 

 

www.theinsidecabin.com

[Dunmore2]

2 hours ago, The-Inside-Cabin said:

Do you mean an Indian menu as a daily alternative or only on "dressy nights"

 

We were surprised to see "fish and chips" on the Dressy Night menu .....sigh

 

I did get one to sample - it was good - but still....

Sorry, yes, I meant every night. There had been a series of 7 nightly menus, posted on the RogerJett site,  but that was before Covid. I read that you need to specifically ask for these menus however.

[The-Inside-Cabin]

Great day in St Anthony.   Perfect weather. 
 

Saw world's largest Puffin!